South Carolina

A chef under a sculpture of a bull head

Food & Drink

After nineteen seasons of “The Great Food Truck Race,” the Greenville-raised chef shares his favorite finds from the road and what he considers his “biggest impact on the food world”

A man and woman in Oxford shirts

Arts & Culture

Charleston shirtmaker E.M. Reitz brings a butter-soft fabric and subtle modern touch to the preppy classic

oak tree

Conservation

Chains that once saved the Witness Tree, an ancient live oak in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, are now choking it. This week, arborists will install a complex new support system to give the tree new life.

big percy

Arts & Culture

A year in the making, Corey Alston’s monumental weave earned a Guinness World Record and honored an enduring Gullah art form

Travel

From candlelit cocktail salons to breezy rooftop bars, one of the Charleston area’s best-kept secrets is that some of the finest watering holes are actually within the region’s hotels. With so many places worthy of raising a glass, consider this your spirited guide to where to sip and stay across the Lowcountry.

a gold jewelry display

Arts & Culture

The playful, modern jewelry boutique has opened inside the original Croghan’s Jewel Box space on King Street

People plant a garden

Home & Garden

Transform an underutilized neighborhood space into a buzzing pollinator paradise

Three hot dogs

Recipe

On James Island, South Carolina, Bar George tips a hat to George Bacalis and his iconic hot dog stand in Norfolk, Virginia, with this menu mainstay

Food & Drink

Across five Upstate counties in South Carolina, the Old 96 District is serving up a spirited new scene full of local character

Food & Drink

Columbia, South Carolina, is where to go for buzzing bars and easy hospitality

A dinner full of guests

Food & Drink

At Keipi, a millennia-old Georgian dinner tradition turns strangers into friends

A man holds a plate of BBQ

Food & Drink

The El Paso native and Charleston fixture shares tips, tricks, and memories from a decade behind the smoker

Chicken wings

Recipe

A food writer tracks down the formula for the perfectly charred, hot sauce–doused, sweet-and-savory wings that haunted him

image of a dolphin calf swimming alongside it's mother

Conservation

The resilient mother-calf duo is winning hearts off the coast of Charleston

image of corn growing in a field

Food & Drink

At the Umstead in North Carolina, chefs and their families turn a Southern staple into a living tradition

an image of the life-size lawn chess that sits in the backyard of the home

Home & Garden

Peek inside the $24.5 million listing, which also includes a private boardwalk and a gallery designed for dueling grand pianos

Recipe

The perfect springtime aperitif

Severe Weather

Widespread drought has sent tupelo honey production into a nosedive, and beekeepers are barely hanging on

A waterfront hotel

Travel

The Holy City’s first luxury waterfront hotel opened this spring

Arts & Culture

Spunk, sass, and not a little espionage—South Carolina’s Dicey Langston makes for rich material